Mary Todd Elementary School

Summary:

Mary Todd Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 382 students. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mary Todd Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 579 and 687 out of 685-719 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly below the Fayette County and Kentucky averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Writing, where only 6% of 5th-grade students are proficient or better, compared to 42% and 39% for Fayette County and Kentucky, respectively. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, around 76.7% to 86.59% over the past three years, likely contributes to these academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools in the Fayette County School District, such as Ashland Elementary School and Dixie Elementary Magnet School, Mary Todd Elementary School consistently underperforms on state assessments, with significantly lower proficiency rates in core subject areas. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, these resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a more comprehensive evaluation of the school's instructional practices and targeted interventions to address the specific needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 551 Parkside Dr
       Lexington, KY  40505


(859) 381-3512

District: Fayette County

SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,754 Help


Students who attend Mary Todd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Winburn Middle School
High:    Bryan Station High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  382

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.2%
African American:
35.9%
White:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.9% Help


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Compare Details Mary Todd Elementary School ranks worse than 84.5% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 31st among 38 ranked elementary schools in the Fayette County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.79. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Mary Todd Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), African American (35.9%), White (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary Todd Elementary School is 10.6, which is the 11th best among 38 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary Todd Elementary School is $23,754, which is the 3rd highest among 38 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary Todd Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary Todd Elementary School 579th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Mary Todd Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Fayette County:

SchoolDigger ranks Fayette County 77th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mary Todd Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 23.64 521st 638 18.3%
2008 28.90 501st 651 23.0%
2009 63.51 239th 658 63.7%
2010 44.61 429th 683 37.2%
2011 23.54 580th 688 15.7%
2012 14.22 672nd 713 5.8%
2013 13.81 672nd 719 6.5%
2014 9.04 675th 705 4.3%
2015 6.20 687th 698 1.6%
2016 5.57 677th 690 1.9%
2017 14.81 633rd 694 8.8%
2018 20.15 600th 691 13.2%
2019 23.99 584th 700 16.6%
2022 14.15 617th 684 9.8%
2023 12.35 632nd 687 8.0%
2024 18.79 579th 685 15.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.90 19th 81 76.5%
2019 43.36 54th 96 43.8%
2024 38.11 40th 64 37.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.24 548th 661 17.1%
2023 39.82 143rd 257 44.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.17 518th 631 17.9%
2019 35.08 487th 664 26.7%
2022 20.26 572nd 667 14.2%
2023 18.48 602nd 670 10.1%
2024 32.06 479th 665 28.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.21 603rd 663 9.0%
2019 26.29 565th 671 15.8%
2022 13.45 587th 641 8.4%
2023 15.47 587th 639 8.1%
2024 15.43 577th 644 10.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.76 375th 474 20.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.78 540th 665 18.8%
2019 23.75 563rd 676 16.7%
2022 13.50 596th 657 9.3%
2023 14.62 597th 652 8.4%
2024 22.10 543rd 652 16.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.74 76th 184 58.7%
2019 49.54 84th 185 54.6%
2022 33.03 83rd 118 29.7%
2024 21.46 119th 140 15.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.16 95th 153 37.9%
2019 50.44 78th 152 48.7%
2022 30.78 87th 114 23.7%
2024 50.88 60th 135 55.6%
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Rank History for White students at Mary Todd Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.88 484th 593 18.4%
2022 59.64 217th 656 66.9%
2023 63.87 192nd 658 70.8%
2024 38.96 401st 659 39.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Mary Todd Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 316 284 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1989 323 276 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1990 289 227 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1991 225 196 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1992 222 181 2 0 0 n/a n/a 24 429
1993 203 201 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1994 193 225 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1995 187 201 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 394
1996 187 201 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 394
1997 184 215 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1998 196 232 1 7 0 n/a n/a 1 437
1999 190 184 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2000 190 178 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2001 182 170 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 360
2002 178 164 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2003 178 164 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2004 169 170 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 356
2005 164 182 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 360
2006 161 180 3 23 3 n/a n/a 0 370
2007 154 178 0 34 3 n/a n/a 13 382
2008 147 171 1 40 2 n/a n/a 23 384
2009 163 155 1 48 2 n/a n/a 31 400
2010 146 163 1 62 1 n/a n/a 22 395
2011 158 172 4 86 0 0 15 0 435
2012 175 193 2 89 3 0 19 0 481
2013 162 174 3 125 1 0 18 0 483
2014 155 212 2 151 1 1 19 0 541
2015 148 205 1 144 5 0 21 0 524
2016 134 192 1 181 1 0 26 0 535
2017 134 157 1 178 0 1 27 0 498
2018 132 155 1 175 0 0 19 0 482
2019 130 156 2 183 0 0 21 0 492
2020 118 159 1 175 0 0 21 0 474
2021 86 146 1 164 4 0 24 0 425
2022 68 159 0 153 0 0 20 0 400
2023 64 145 0 157 0 0 16 0 382
2024 58 137 0 169 0 1 17 0 382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mary Todd Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 600 36.4 16.4 n/a
1989 599 37.5 15.9 n/a
1990 517 35.2 14.6 n/a
1991 422 28.7 14.7 n/a
1992 429 30.8 13.9 n/a
1993 406 26.1 15.6 n/a
1994 426 27.9 15.3 n/a
1995 394 26.7 14.8 n/a
1996 394 26.7 14.8 n/a
1997 405 28.4 14.3 63.5
1998 437 30.0 14.6 51.8
1999 380 26.4 14.4 71.3
2000 383 28.3 13.6 71.8
2001 360 28.2 12.8 73.9
2002 359 34.9 10.3 99.2
2003 359 34.9 10.3 99.2
2004 356 34.8 10.2 n/a
2005 360 37.1 9.7 n/a
2006 370 38.0 9.7 99.2
2007 382 34.0 11.2 89.2
2008 384 34.0 11.3 83.7
2009 400 31.5 12.7 89.4
2010 395 27.4 14.4 88.7
2011 435 35.5 12.2 85.1
2012 481 36.3 13.2 74
2013 483 37.1 13.0 82.8
2014 541 38.1 14.1 75.8
2015 524 40.0 13.1 87.6
2016 535 40.0 13.3 85
2017 498 39.9 12.4 79.3
2018 482 39.8 12.1 87.8
2019 492 38.2 12.8 64.6
2020 474 44.4 10.6 78.9
2021 425 41.6 10.2 86.6
2022 400 43.1 9.2 77
2023 382 40.0 9.5 76.7
2024 382 36.0 10.6 70.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mary Todd Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 600 36.4 16.4 n/a
1989 599 37.5 15.9 n/a
1990 517 35.2 14.6 n/a
1991 422 28.7 14.7 n/a
1992 429 30.8 13.9 n/a
1993 406 26.1 15.6 n/a
1994 426 27.9 15.3 n/a
1995 394 26.7 14.8 n/a
1996 394 26.7 14.8 n/a
1997 405 28.4 14.3 63.5
1998 437 30.0 14.6 51.8
1999 380 26.4 14.4 71.3
2000 383 28.3 13.6 71.8
2001 360 28.2 12.8 73.9
2002 359 34.9 10.3 99.2
2003 359 34.9 10.3 99.2
2004 356 34.8 10.2 n/a
2005 360 37.1 9.7 n/a
2006 370 38.0 9.7 99.2
2007 382 34.0 11.2 89.2
2008 384 34.0 11.3 83.7
2009 400 31.5 12.7 89.4
2010 395 27.4 14.4 88.7
2011 435 35.5 12.2 85.1
2012 481 36.3 13.2 74
2013 483 37.1 13.0 82.8
2014 541 38.1 14.1 75.8
2015 524 40.0 13.1 87.6
2016 535 40.0 13.3 85
2017 498 39.9 12.4 79.3
2018 482 39.8 12.1 87.8
2019 492 38.2 12.8 64.6
2020 474 44.4 10.6 78.9
2021 425 41.6 10.2 86.6
2022 400 43.1 9.2 77
2023 382 40.0 9.5 76.7
2024 382 36.0 10.6 70.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mary Todd Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $956 (5.5%) $152 (0.9%) $1,108 (6.4%) $12,671 (73.5%) $1,867 (10.8%) $14,537 (84.3%) $17,240
2019 $938 (5.8%) $149 (0.9%) $1,085 (6.7%) $11,992 (73.6%) $1,697 (10.4%) $13,687 (84.0%) $16,288
2020 $1,108 (5.8%) $280 (1.5%) $1,388 (7.2%) $13,905 (72.3%) $1,720 (8.9%) $15,624 (81.2%) $19,245
2021 $1,171 (5.9%) $728 (3.6%) $1,898 (9.5%) $15,067 (75.5%) $1,510 (7.6%) $16,435 (82.3%) $19,968
2022 $1,927 (8.1%) $824 (3.5%) $2,826 (11.9%) $16,089 (67.7%) $2,348 (9.9%) $18,782 (79.1%) $23,754

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary Todd Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 584th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 632nd of 687 Elementary schools
 8.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students492382
 22.4%
African American156145
 7.1%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic183157
 14.2%
Pacific Islander00
White13064
 50.8%
Two or More Races2116
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.6%76.7%
 12.1%


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Mary Todd Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Students who attend Mary Todd Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winburn Middle School
High : Bryan Station High School

Students at Mary Todd Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 36% African American, 15% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 382 students attended Mary Todd Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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